Waltham District Court scene of another sports-related arraignment

For the second time this summer, Waltham District Court was the location of a domestic assault and battery arraignment with connections to the professional sports scene.

Boston Celtics second-year man Jared Sullinger entered a plea of not guilty this morning on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend over the weekend. Middlesex County prosecutors allege that Sullinger pinned his girlfriend to the bed, pushed her, and prevented her from calling the police by destroying an iPhone.

A judge set bail at $5,000, which Sullinger is expected to post. The bail amount stands in contrast to last month’s DV case of Jared Remy, the son of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy. Remy was released on personal recognizance in Waltham a day before he allegedly murdered his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel.

Sullinger’s lawyers, Charles W. Rankin and James L. Sultan, reportedly told the court that bail was unnecessary and said the Remy case should play no role in their client’s arraignment.

Rankin and Sultan are two of the busier lawyers in town. The veteran Boston defense attorneys now represent two local athletes accused of crimes. They also serve as co-counsel to ex-New England Patriot tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is due to be arraigned in Fall River Superior Court on Friday on a murder indictment.